高职高专英语应用能力考试模拟考试一.doc

高职高专英语应用能力考试模拟试题一Part I Listening （Comprehension 15 points, one point each）Direction: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections.Section A (5 points)Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. The dialogues and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1. A. 7:30a.m. B. 6:30a.m. C. 7:30p.m. D. 6:30p.m2. A. The doctor advised him not to drink coffee. B. The doctor wants to have some coffee. C. Hell bring some coffee to the doctor. D. He really wants some tea.3. A. It was excellent. B. It was no good at all. C. It was just so-so D. It was not very interesting.4. A. Open the window a little bit. B. Leave the window closed. C. Tell her how hes feeling. D. Get her some chili.5. A. At a bank B. At a grocery C. At a doctors office D. At a gas stationSection B (5 points)Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are recorded questions. The conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Conversation 16. A. Thursday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Friday7. A. Half an hour B. An hour C. One and half an hour D. Two hours8. A. Father and daughter B. Boyfriend and girlfriend C. Boss and secretary D. Colleagues Conversation 29. A. To his teachers house B. To his sisters house C. To his parents house D. To his friends house10. A. Playing basketball B. Playing volleyball C. Playing Ping-pong D. Playing cricket Section C (5points)Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed on the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. The first reading is for you to get the general idea. During the second reading, you are required to choose the missing words or phrases according to what you hear in order of numbered blanks. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. The third reading is for you to check your answer. Now the passage will begin.Its easy to 11 in love at the first sight with a man you dont trust, but its hard to live with him. Real, 12 relationships are built on trust. Trust is foundational 13 it creates a safe environment for intimacy to grow. If your relationship is going to work you need to be able to trust your partner with your past, your present and your future. Trust takes time and effort, is easily broken and hard to restore but if youre 14 to work at it, the 15 is the relationship youve always dreamed of. 11. A. fell B. fallen C. fall D. falls 12. A. laughing B. lasting C. everlasting D. last13. A. for B. since C. because D. about 14. A. will B. willing C. unwilling D. willingly 15. A. award B. awarding C. rewarding D. rewardPart II Vocabulary and Structure (20 points, one point for each)16. The road was named _ the heroine who gave her life for the cause of the liberation.A. by B. with C. from D. after17. There were no tickets _ for Fridays performance.A. available B. preferable C. possible D. considerable 18. It wasnt such a good movie _ she had promised us.A. that B. as C. which D. what 19. It is _ that someone used a mobile device to broadcast information in the exam.A. like B. liking C. likely D. dislike20. They decided to chase the cow away _ it did more damage.A. unless B. until C. although D. before21. The girl had no choice but _ her parents.A. yielding to B. to yield to C. yield to D. yields to 22. All _ is your continuous help and understanding.A. what is needed B. the thing needed C. to needed D. that is needed23. For a time the young man has dreamed of _ around the world.A. travel B. to travel C. traveling D. traveled24. _ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.A. When compared B. While comparing C. Compare D. Comparing25. The company is _ risk because of the fierce competition.A. with B. for C. of D. at 26. _ he first heard of the rumor.A. That was from Nancy B. It was Nancy who C. It was from Nancy that D. It was Nancy that27.My little brother still looks _ after his illness.A. calm B. nervous C. dull D. pale28. It was urgent that the injured girl _ to the hospital immediately.A. sends B. sent C. to send D. be sent29. John hasnt a car, _ do Tom and Nancy.A. either B. or C. neither D. but30. _, it would have been a good harvest season. A. Had it had considerable rainfall B. Did it have considerable rainfallC. Was it having considerable rainfall D. Would it have considerable rainfall 31. Weather _, we will have a picnic. A. permits B. permitting C. permitted D. permission 32. The smaller the house, _ it will cost us to heat.A. the more B. the little C. the less D. the few33. Though _ primitive methods, harvests are good.A. basing on B. bases on C. based on D. to base on 34. The police asked the witness for _ on the car accident.A. informations B. an information C. some informations D. information 35. The youth have no access _ higher education in that country.A. to B. by C. with D. ofPart III Reading Comprehension (30 points, two points each)Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 3 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions, numbered 36 through 40. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. In one second, light travels about 300,000km, but sound travels only 344m. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away form the starter, you can see the smoke come from his gun before the sound reaches your eyes.This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reached you. The nearest star is so far away that the light which you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago at a speed of nearly 20 million km per minute. In some cases, the light from one of tonights stars started on its journey to you before you were born.Thus, if we want to be honest, we cannot say, “ The stars are shinning tonight.” We have to say, “ The stars look pretty. They were shinning four years ago but their light has only just reached the earth.”36. The speed of sound is _ that of light.A. the same as B. much slower than C. about a million times slower thanD. no more faster than 37. Sound travels only _ in one second.A. 344kmB. 344mC. 300,000mD. 300,000km38. If you watch a race from a distance, you will _.A. hear the gun shot before you see the smokeB. hear the gun shot before the man fires itC. see the smoke before you hear the gunshotD. hear the gunshot and see the smoke at the same time39. Light travels about _ km per minute.A. 180,000,000B. 3,000,000C. 300,000D. 18,000,00040.The light of the nearest star we see tonight left it _.A. a little while agoB. before you were bornC. after you were bornD. four years agoTask 2Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions, numbered 41 through 45. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.No one doubts the importance of water. Human beings live on water, animals live on water, plants live on water and all living things live on water. In short, no water, no life. You cant imagine what would happen if there were no water in the world.China is one of the countries in the world who is badly short of water. Its water problem has become more acute in recent years with the increase of water consumption and pollution. In big cities, the water problem has become even worse. As industry has developed, large quantities of water have been or are being consumed or polluted. With the growth of population, more and more water is needed. The most serious problem China is facing is water pollution. It has spread to rivers, lakes, and even the seas or oceans. When dry weather comes, the water problem will go from bad to worse.In order to survive, man has to be wise enough to treasure water and try to prevent it from being polluted. Man should also know that all resources in the world are limited, including water. Man should reasonably explore water and make good use of it. Otherwise man will be punished by nature. To treasure water is to treasure life. To protect our environment is to protect ourselves.41. What is the main idea of the passage? A. China is one of countries in great need of water. B. How to treasure water C. Water is important D. Why is water polluted42. Which of the following statements is true? A. Someone doubts the importance of water.B. While agriculture has developed, large quantities of water have been polluted.C. All resources in the world are inexhaustible.D. To protect our environment is to protect human beings.43. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “acute” in line 2 Para. 2?A. crucial B. sensitive C. penetrating D. sharp 44. The tone of the passage can be best described as _.A. indifferent B. negative C. objective D. optimistic 45. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?A. The water problem in big cities has become even worse in China in recent years.B. The water problem will go from bad to worse in dry weather. C. Man should bear right attitude to water.D. Water will be exhausted in 30 years.Task 3Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 unfinished statements or questions, numbered 46 through 50. For each statement there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Television is now playing a very important part in our lives. But television, like other things, has both advantages and disadvantages. Do the former outweigh the latter?In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. For a family of four, for example, it is more convenient as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home, with almost unlimited entertainment available, than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere. They do not have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera, only to discover, perhaps, that the show is disappointing. All they have to do is press a button, and they can see plays, films, operas, and shows of every kind, not to mention political discussions and the latest exciting football match. Some people, however, maintain that this is precisely where the danger lies. The television viewer takes no initiative. He makes no choice and exercises no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part.Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events, allows one to follow the latest developments in science and politics, and offers an endless series of programs which are both instructive and entertaining. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into ones sitting-room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service just as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger. We get so used to looking at it, so dependent on its flickering(忽隐忽现) pictures, that it begins to dominate our lives.There are many other arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its programmers is often criticized. But it is undoubtedly a great comfort to many lonely elderly people. And does it corrupt (使变坏) or instruct our children? I think we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that determine its value to society.46. Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?A. Viewers can enjoy plays, films, operas and shows of every kind.B. Viewers can enjoy political discussions.C. Viewers can see the latest exciting soccer match.D. Viewers can play games. 47. Which of the following can best describe the view of the author?A Television has not only advantages but also disadvantages.B The advantages of television outweigh its disadvantage.C Television has neither advantages nor disadvantages.D It is not clearly seen in the passage.48. According to the author, why do people prefer to stay home watching TV rather than go to cinemas? A. It is more convenient.B. It is cheaperC. It is safe.D. It is more convenient and cheaper.49. The word “ outweigh” in Para.1 most likely means _.A. estimate B. evaluate C. exceed D. express 50. The author thinks that _.A. Television itself is good in our life.B. Television itself is bad in our life.C. Television itself is neither good nor badD. Television itself is either good or bad. 试卷二Part III Reading Comprehension (25 points, one point for each)Task 4Directions: There are two Business Letters below here. After reading the letters you should give brief answers to the 5 questions that follow. The answers should be written after the corresponding numbers on the Answer Sheet.Letter One 14 April, 1997Dear Sir,We have had several enquiries recently for a kitchen ventilation unit. For a number of years we have been installing air ventilators, but we find there is an increasing demand for the reversible type.We should like to receive details of your reversible ventilators, together with prices and the terms you prepared to offer.We look forward to receiving the above information at your earliest convenience. Yours faithfully, ( signature ) J. BILLINGTON & SONS LTDLetter Two 25 April, 1997 Dear Sir, We thank you for your letter of 14 April, enquiring about our kitchen ventilation units. As you see from the enclosed manuals, we have two reversible ventilations: the MONARCH 15, which is 15 centimeters in diameter and is suitable for bathrooms and kitchens, and the ROYAL 20, which